THE RANAS OF SOLAN

by Subhash Chandra Narula

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  1. ISBN: 978-93-5702-595-9
  2. Pages: 216 pages
  3. Date: 5th October 2023

ABOUT THIS BOOK

A young man in love is pulled into a war between reason and desire. A woman wants to live
boldly and freely. A mother fights to keep her family together.
Born into an opulent family in undivided India, Vikramjit Rana is sent to the UK to become a
barrister. Upon his return, while practicing law in Sialkot, this dashing bachelor from a conservative
Brahmin family falls in love with a nurse Ruby Williams.
Just when Vikram and Ruby formalize their relationship, a cryptic letter from his father changes
everything. He rushes back home, never to return. Vikram’s decision sets off a chain of unintended
consequences. A distraught Ruby is unable to give up hope, and eventually reunites with Vikram.
But two decades have passed, and Vikram now has a family.
Can one choice determine fate? Will the unfortunate family history of the Ranas repeat itself?
Unearth in The Ranas of Solan the intricate interplay of society, religion and class and how they
affect our lives and relationships.

AUTHOR OF THE BOOK

Dr S.C. Narula completed his undergraduate studies in Physics and Astronomy, followed by a
post-graduate degree in English Literature. He went on to earn his PhD from Delhi University. His
doctoral dissertation focused on Milton and was subsequently published as the Milton Handbook:
A Study of the Poetry in the Office of the Pulpit & the Ludlow Masque and Some Shorter Poems.
The chapters comprising this work originated as presentations at academic conferences and Milton
Seminars, garnering him global recognition.
Having travelled extensively, he has contributed numerous research articles to distinguished international
literary journals. His initial venture beyond academia was The Third Passenger, a collection of poems
published in 2016, which has now entered its second printing. In the same year, he published his
second compilation of poetry, titled Inheritors of Broken Sky. Furthermore, he has penned several
volumes of short stories and a novella titled Damyanti: Woman of Substance.
Dr Narula has earned acclaim for his skill in translating Urdu, Punjabi and Hindi poetry into English,
a role he undertook for the esteemed Sahitya Akademi (India’s National Academy of Letters) and
Rupa Publications. He has also been honoured with the Dhaka Translation Fest (2018) Lifetime
Literary Award.

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